Yearly Archives: 2011
The Legends are True: Pandaria is Real
Holy orc on a stick, the pandas are coming to World of Warcraft!
Officially announced at Friday’s BlizzCon, the next WoW expansion will feature the Pandaren race and their home world of Pandaria. These are panda warriors who study martial arts and live in a thoroughly Asian paradise. And apparently live on the back of a giant turtle. I have no words for how awesome this is…but I do have pictures.
I want to be a panda
Who is the New Scarlet Spider?
One panel I missed at NYC Comic-Con was the Spider-Man panel by Marvel Comics, where they announced a new ongoing Scarlet Spider series for 2012. That was a shame. The Scarlet Spider is one of mine and my brother’s favorite characters ever. He’s actually a clone of Peter Parker, Spider-Man, who has all of the same powers. During the Clone Saga in the mid-90s, he used his powers for good alongside the real Spider-Man. He had a neat costume and had a lot of heroic adventures.
Until he died.
Happens to the best of us.
Well now he’s coming back…sort of! I’ve done a few posts so far about the various teases, well now I have the full scoop!The name ‘Scarlet Spider’ is coming back, at least, in a new ongoing series. Marvel debuted the first cover and a really clear picture of the character at Comic-Con.
I miss the torn blue hoodie
The question is…who is under the mask?
That’s a big mystery for now, though I have one really good guess that I’ll save to the end. I found an interview with writer Chris Yost talking about the upcoming series. It seems the new Scarlet will be something of a fugitive after the current Spider-Island storyline. He’ll be making his way down to Texas and Mexico, which could be pretty cool. New supporting characters, new villains, plus some old villains with the mothballs dusted off.
This is sort of a dangerous idea, frankly. A new series with all new characters banking only on a nostalgic name/concept. It’s going to have to be stellar to not get cancelled right away. Still, I expect to enjoy it for however long we have it.
As to my theory on the identity of the new Scarlet Spider…it’s Kaine!
Spider-Island is coming to an end in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, and in the last issue, Kaine recovered from being a monster. He was transformed back into a normal looking person – albeit one who looks exactly like Peter Parker. For Kaine is another clone. He’s just still around, as opposed to the original Scarlet Spider. The two were actually enemies/reluctant allies back in the 90s. So it would be fitting for Kaine to take on his fellow clone’s superhero identity.
And I would love if it was Kaine.
Kaine is OK!
Avengerous Vocabulary
Found this bit of funny on the Internet today, so I thought I’d share. The Avengers is going to rule.
I Came, I Saw, I Conquered New York Comic-Con!
When playing tourist in the Big Apple, most people prefer to take in the legendary sights like the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty or the original Ray’s Pizza on 11th. There are, like, 30 ‘Ray’s Pizza’s, and they all claim to be the original, but the real one’s on 11th. Me, I prefer the sights of nerds in superhero costumes, convention halls filled with geeky memorabilia and an exclusive sneak preview of The Avengers! I’m talking Comic-Con, baby! And this past weekend, I lived the adventure!
Comic-Con was a blast and a half! The sights, the people, the costumes; it was everything I’ve come to expect from a full-scale comic book convention. And this year, I saw more, did more and experienced more than any convention before.
Let me tell you the tale.
A tale that involves a quail...that is also a man. Quail-Man!
Comic-Con ran for 3 days, from Oct. 14-16. I attended with my brother Cip, who had never been to a real comic book convention before. This was my third Comic-Con, the second time in a row to New York City. But in hindsight to my 2010 trip, I realized I hadn’t really done anything. I mostly just dressed up in costume and walked around. So this year, I was determined to see more, speak to more people and attend more panels. I was actually going to experience Comic-Con as opposed to just being there.
This is the story of how I kicked Comic-Con’s ass – and how it very nearly kicked mine.
Back from Comic-Con!
Whew! So I’m finally back from my NYC Comic-Con vacation! I spent a few days visiting friends in the area, but am finally home after an amazingly geeky weekend at he largest comic book convention on the East Coast. I had a blast. There’s a lot of stories to tell and a lot of cool comic new to discuss!
Right now though, I’m still unwinding…and playing Batman: Arkham City! So all you blog fans should stay tuned over the next few days for some new entries, including a recounting of my Comic-Con adventures, a run down of some of the coolest Con news and some reviews that are running late including Punisher and Fear Itself!
And thanks to the lovely Alyssa Wombat for filling in while I was gone.
See you all shortly!
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